Get Two Alpine Tarns All to Yourself at Trampas Lakes
This 11-mile out-and-back climbs to two high-altitude lakes in New Mexico's Carson National Forest.
The Best Day Hike in Every State
Find a Piece of the UP Close to Home
This easy loop hops islands and sand dunes beside Lake Michigan.
The Best Day Hikes in America: The Rest
14 incredible trails every hiker needs to try.
The Best Day Hikes in America: Bears Ears to Adams Pass
Popo Agie Wilderness, Wyoming
The Best Day Hikes in America: Devil’s Gulch
Long Trail State Forest, Vermont
The Best Day Hikes in America: Sandstone Peak Trail
On this 6-mile loop in Point Mugu State Park, you can climb to the tallest point in the Santa Monica Mountains and relax by the shores of Zuma Beach.
The Best Day Hikes in America: Baldface Traverse
White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
The Best Day Hikes in America: Swift Camp Creek Trail
Red River Gorge, Kentucky
The Best Day Hikes in America: Loess Hills Loop
Sylvan Runkel State Preserve, Iowa
The Best Day Hikes in America: Seven Hollows Trail
Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas
The Best Day Hikes in America: Sycamore Canyon to Parson Springs
Coconino National Forest, Arizona
The Best Day Hikes in America: Mt. Rogers via Massie Gap
Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia
The Best Day Hikes in America: Lighthouse Rock
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
The Best Day Hikes in America: Fall Creek Falls Trail
Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee
The Best Day Hikes in America: Mt. Greylock via Stony Ledge
Mt. Greylock State Reservation, Massachusetts
The Best Day Hikes in America: Mt. Abraham
Mt. Abraham Ecological Reserve, Maine
The Best Day Hikes in America: Beehive Basin
Gallatin National Forest, Montana
The Best Day Hikes in America: Godwin Hill Loop
Konza Prairie Preserve, Kansas
The Best Day Hikes in America: Rim of the Gap Trail to Jones Gap
Caesars Head and Jones Gap State Parks, South Carolina
The Best Day Hikes in America: West Rim-Turkey Path
Colton Point State Park, Pennsylvania
The Best Day Hikes in America: Little Wild Horse- Bell Canyon Loop
San Rafael Swell, Utah
The Best Day Hikes in America: Eagle Creek Trail
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
The Best Day Hikes in America: Shining Rock via Art Loeb Trail
Shining Rock Wilderness, North Carolina
The Best Day Hikes in America: Bison Trail
Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
The Best Day Hikes in America: Wittenberg Mountain
Slide Mountain Wilderness, New York
The Best Day Hikes in America: Ice Box Canyon
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada
The Best Day Hikes in America: Shovel Point
Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota
The Best Day Hikes in America: Illinois Canyon Trail
Starved Rock State Park, Illinois
The Best Day Hikes in America: Nu’alolo Cliffs Trail to Awa’awapuhi Trail
Koke’e State Park, Hawaii
The Best Day Hikes in America: Goldbug Hot Springs
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho
The Best Day Hikes in America: Cloudland Canyon Waterfalls to West Rim
Cloudland Canyon State Park, Georgia
The Best Day Hikes in America: Island Trail
Caladesi Island State Park, Florida
The Best Day Hikes in America: Berry Creek Falls Loop
California’s oldest state park hides champion old-growth redwoods in tight gorges and steep, mossy canyons threaded with waterfalls.
The Best Day Hikes in America: Pawnee Pass
Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado
The Best Day Hikes in America: Crow Pass to Raven Glacier
Chugach National Forest, Alaska
The Best Day Hikes in America: Walls of Jericho Trail
Skyline Wildlife Management Area, Alabama
The Best Day Hike in America: Winchester Mountain Lookout
Mt. Baker Wilderness, Washington
The Best Day Hikes in America: North Fork Mountain to Chimney Top
Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia